Troopers find $38,000 in marijuana in traffic stop

BROWNHELM TOWNSHIP -- Highway Patrol netted approximately $38,000 in marijuana during a traffic stop Wednesday on the turnpike near milepost 133.

The highway patrol stopped the 1999 Buick, with Pennsylvania registration, for a marked lanes violation at 4:33 p.m.

Troopers said "criminal indicators" were observed and a drug-sniffing K9 alerted to the car. A search found 8 pounds of hydroponic marijuana, a pound of oil marijuana hash and 140 grams of solid marijuana hash, troopers said.

The driver, James M. Rabuck, 42, of Middletown, Penn., was charged with possession of liquid marijuana hash, possession of marijuana, possession of solid marijuana hash and aggravated drug trafficking. The charges could bring a maximum penalty of 23 years in prison and up to a $45,000 fine.